Starting XI V Sheff Wed

[UK Redsox]

What do we know about the Sheff Wed team, danger men, style of play etc ?

Villa must contain the Scottish Messi

[Lobsterboy]

There may be a new signing or player returning from injury over the next week or so but would like to see us line up with Gollini, Hutton, Elphick, Okore, Cissokho/Bennett, Tish, Westwood, Grealish, Ayew, Bacuna, Gestede

Looking at that line up we probably need a new right back, striker and creative midfielder but still plenty of time to go until the end of the window...

[mr underhill]

saw something earlier about us being linked with Ritchie de Laet

[JUAN PABLO]

RDM might think Hutton/wankuna  are enough for this league .

We have been after a creative midfielder for about six years , so lets hope it actually bloody happens .

Striker ? Id be happy with that Bristol City lad. 

[Holte L2]

                 Gollini

Okore  Baker Elphick  Bennett

           Gardner Tishibola

Adama      Grealish           Ayew

                 Gestede

[Hoppo]

I still get the impression some are under estimating this league.
Wednesday are a classic Championship team, organised, well run, the type that have fucked us out the Cups for seasons.
We have squad of Shite that no other club want, of course we have the odd touch of class but very few and far between.
Wednesday are everything were not.. organized.
As for Scottish Messi, best Championship midfielder last season by a mile.

[Ads]

They have a poor record against the top 6 last season. They've got two midfielders under 5 foot 8 and lack, as do most sides, pace.

Hooper and Fletcher are the journeymen forward who will plough their respective forward line this year. Nothing to be frightened of going forwards, as Forestieri and Bannan are meh, while the rest is workman like.

Very well organised and defensively sound though.

We'll twat them.

[PeterWithesShin]

Our record against lower league teams in the cups isn't as bad as gets made out. By my reckoning our record since MON left is W13 D2 L4. I classed Notts Co as a draw as we won in extra time.

[Gregorys Boy]

I still get the impression some are under estimating this league.
Wednesday are a classic Championship team, organised, well run, the type that have fucked us out the Cups for seasons.
We have squad of Shite that no other club want, of course we have the odd touch of class but very few and far between.
Wednesday are everything were not.. organized.
As for Scottish Messi, best Championship midfielder last season by a mile.

So do I.  I think its a tough first game.  Not an easy ground to visit and expect Weds to be in the play-off mix again.  Not just that, but so far we have hardly done much in the transfer market to suggest that we are to pull up any trees.  Think Elphick could be a good signing but the other two look more like future prospects.  Tishibola doesn't seem to have the games behind him to point to him making a great difference to our team.

[tomd2103]

saw something earlier about us being linked with Ritchie de Laet

Would be a decent signing.

[SoccerHQ]

They have a poor record against the top 6 last season. They've got two midfielders under 5 foot 8 and lack, as do most sides, pace.

Hooper and Fletcher are the journeymen forward who will plough their respective forward line this year. Nothing to be frightened of going forwards, as Forestieri and Bannan are meh, while the rest is workman like.

Very well organised and defensively sound though.

We'll twat them.

Foresteri is a terrific player at championship level.

The keeper and back 4 are excellent aswell.

I'd be happy with a point.

[Matt Collins]

Are people seriously suggesting Adama starts? Without 1 minute of pre season?

[adrenachrome]

I predict the starting X1 will not start the pulses racing.

[oswald funkletrumpet]

Are people seriously suggesting Adama starts? Without 1 minute of pre season?

nearly as mad as thinking okore could be a right back

[SoccerHQ]

Are people seriously suggesting Adama starts? Without 1 minute of pre season?

Same as people putting Amavi in at left back.

We won't be seeing either for the first few games and our line up will look poorer for that as I thought we'd seen the last of Bennett who is a truly awful.